BLOCK: So why does this scene resonate so much among men? NPR reporter - and we should add huge baseball fan - Cory Turner says "Field of Dreams" gets to the heart of father-son relationships.

CORY TURNER: We just never say what we should when we should. And then we have regrets. And this movie is all about giving a son a second chance to say what he should have.

CORNISH: Now some other sports movies that make men cry - the boxing film, "Rocky."

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TALIA SHIRE: (As Adrian) I love you.

SYLVESTER STALLONE: (As Rocky) I love you.

CORNISH: And "Rudy" about a young man - an underdog - who aspires to play football for Notre Dame.

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KEVIN C. WHITE: (As Roland Steele) You ready, champ?

SEAN ASTIN: (As Rudy) I've been ready for this my whole life.

BLOCK: And now from the playing field to the battlefield. Many of you wrote in about war movies - two big ones.

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KEVIN JARRE: (As 10th Connecticut soldier) Give 'em hell 54.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: Give 'em hell. Give 'em hell.

CORNISH: "Glory" which tells the story of the first black unit to fight for the North in the Civil War - the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts. And the World War II film, "Saving Private Ryan."

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TOM HANKS: (As Capt. John H. Miller) Earn this. Earn it.

BLOCK: That's actor Tom Hanks, Oscar winner, noted thespian. We wanted to give him another honorary title - the man who makes men cry.

CORNISH: Yes, as we read through your thousands of suggestions, films starring Tom Hanks were mentioned again and again and again. Think of it - he can be an animated cowboy in the "Toy Story" trilogy.

BLOCK: He will make you cry.

CORNISH: He can play a hostage on the high seas in "Captain Phillips."

BLOCK: He will make you cry.

CORNISH: And so many others - "Apollo 13," "Philadelphia," "The Green Mile," "The Terminal," "Big," "Cast Away" and yes, even "Forrest Gump."

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HANKS: (As Forrest Gump) My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

CORNISH: Well, all you men out there, we're telling you what you're going to get if you watch Tom Hanks on screen.

BLOCK: Big, manly tears or a little bit of a guy cry.

CORNISH: Now for some of Tom Hanks's saddest scenes, head to our website, npr.org. In the meantime, thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.